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jejunostomy
This term describes a specific medical procedure used primarily in clinical settings for patients who cannot ingest food orally. It carries a sterile, technical connotation and is used almost exclusively by healthcare professionals or in medical documentation to specify the exact anatomical site of the surgical opening.
As a medical noun referring to a specific surgical procedure or the resulting stoma, it follows standard English countability rules for surgical operations. It is not an irregular noun and does not require special partitive counters.
Meanings
Examples
The patient required a jejunostomy to receive long term enteral nutrition.
We will perform a jejunostomy to bypass the obstructed part of the stomach.
The surgeon carefully placed the feeding tube during the jejunostomy procedure.
I wonder if a jejunostomy is the best option for this specific case.
The nurse checked the stoma site of the jejunostomy for any signs of infection.
A jejunostomy allows nutrients to be delivered directly into the small intestine.
Does the patient have a gastrostomy or a jejunostomy for their feeding tube?
The medical team decided on a jejunostomy because the patient could not tolerate gastric feeding.